Horses are without a doubt my favourite animal. They just catch my attention no matter how they are portrayed, in photography, paintings, sculpting, or any form of art in general. The reason why love them is because they are big animals yet very gentle and have a lot of respect to there surrounding not to mention there elegance and sheer power. However there is one painting that really caught my attention. Lady Godiva painted by John Collier in 1987 which you can you find now in Herbert Art Gallery in England.

Whats so intriguing about this painting is the actual story behind it even though its considered a legend. Lady Godiva was born in 1040 to an Anglo-Saxon family and was wed to the Earl of Mercia Leofric. The legend says that he was a tyrant and that the people from Coventry suffered a great deal due to his oppressive taxation system. Luckily for them Lady Godiva got her husband to lower the taxes but not with out a price that she had to pay herself. When she demanded that he lower the taxes the earl agreed but only to one condition, which was to ride on a horse completely naked through out the village, which she agreed to do. Before she did she asked the villagers to stay home and not in the street so that she wouldn’t be humiliated. Her wish was respected and obeyed by everyone, all but just one , the Tailor Tom which was said he ended up blind. Due to Lady Godiva kind heart and courageous action, the Earl lowered the taxes and she ended up to be remembered to this day.

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I'm a failed anthropologist turned into jeweler. I was raised in Formentera but with dutch and german origins. Since a child I have been playing around with threats and beads and over the years I realized thats its what truly passionates me. Im based in Ibiza the last five year, an island I try to keep on discovering over and over.